FRISCO — Ah, the energizing power of a smoothie packed with blueberries, bananas, yogurt and ... cannabis?

A Dallas-based health products company recently announced plans to open its first-ever cannabis-based smoothie shop, the AmeriCanna Cafe, in Frisco, at the corner of Wade Boulevard and Preston Road.

Officials with the business assure that everything about the shop is legal because ingredients will derive from hemp seeds, a part of the cannabis plant that is allowed for consumption across the U.S.

AmeriCanna Cafe’s drinks will take advantage of hemp’s many health and therapeutic benefits, said Steven Rash, CEO of North American Cannabis Holdings, which is starting the cafe.

Hemp seeds, which have a smooth, nutty taste, pack protein and contain powerful nutrients like omega-3 and omega-6. Mike Murphree, spokesman for the cafe, claims the seeds can aid in weight loss and can help alleviate a number of health conditions like stress, arthritis and even post-traumatic stress disorder.

The AmeriCanna smoothies will have either small amounts of hemp protein powder or cannabidiod (CBD) oil derived from hemp.

Cafe products will contain at most only negligible traces of THC, the chemical that makes marijuana a psychoactive drug, Rash said. None of the hemp products used will cause someone to fail a drug test, Rash said.

Why would a company want to put its first cannabis shop in Texas, a state that doesn’t even allow medical marijuana use and where marijuana legalization attempts have been repeatedly foiled by legislators?

The reason, AmeriCanna’s founders say, is that Frisco is one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities, and businesses setting up shop there stand a good chance to profit.

North American Cannabis Holdings recently acquired health-focused smoothie vendor CityBlends’ flagship store in Rowlett. The CityBlends store currently offers hemp protein powder and CBD oil for customers and will continue to until the AmeriCanna store opens within the next year, Rash said.